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Hemenway Elementary's Fifth Graders Staging Little Mermaid Jr.

Shows are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday.

Hemenway Elementary School's fifth graders will stage three performances of Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. Friday and Saturday.

Shows are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday.

Tickets in advance are $10 adults, $8 children and can be purchased by emailing THELITTLEMERMAIDHEMENWAY@GMAIL.COM

If available, tickets at the door will be more expensive - $10 students and $12 adults. Children 2 and under, if sitting on lap, are free.

In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first she'll have to defy her father, King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula, and convince Prince Eric that she’s the girl with the enchanting voice.

Adapted from Disney’s 2008 Broadway production, Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. features the hit songs “Part of Your World,” “She’s in Love,” and the Oscar-winning “Under the Sea.”

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater. Book by Doug Wright.

Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film produced by Howard Ashman & John Musker and written and directed by John Musker & Ron Clements.


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